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Table 2 Outcomes of charges against opioid-dependent people with at least one criminal charge by Indigenous status and sex, December 1993-December 2011

From: Offending, custody and opioid substitution therapy treatment utilisation among opioid-dependent people in contact with the criminal justice system: comparison of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians

 

Males (N = 24,794)

Females (N = 10,168)

Charged

Proven

Charged

Proven

Indigenous

Non-Indigenous

P*

Indigenous

Non-Indigenous

P*

Indigenous

Non-Indigenous

P*

Indigenous

Non-Indigenous

P*

 

(N = 4,615)

(N = 20,179)

 

(N = 4,615)

(N = 20,179)

 

(N = 2,215)

(N = 7,953)

 

(N = 2,215)

(N = 7,953)

 

Offence type

N (%)

N (%)

 

N (%)

N (%)

 

N (%)

N (%)

 

N (%)

N (%)

 

Homicide and related offences

93

172

<0.001

56

105

<0.001

21

24

<0.001

15

17

0.001

(2.0%)

(0.9%)

(1.2%)

(0.5%)

(0.9%)

(0.3%)

(0.7%)

(0.2%)

Acts intended to cause injury

3,655

9,585

<0.001

3,386

8,273

<0.001

1,383

2,329

<0.001

1,279

2,001

<0.001

(79.2%)

(47.5%)

(73.4%)

(41.0%)

(62.4%)

(29.3%)

(57.7%)

(25.2%)

Sexual assault and related offences

280

369

<0.001

182

219

<0.001

18

18

<0.001

11

7

N/A

(6.1%)

(1.8%)

(3.9%)

(1.1%)

(0.8%)

(0.2%)

(0.5%)

(0.1%)

Dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons

1,597

5,222

<0.001

1,497

4,874

<0.001

357

1,191

0.186

338

1,117

0.149

(34.6%)

(25.9%)

(32.4%)

(24.2%)

(16.1%)

(15.0%)

(15.3%)

(14.0%)

Abduction, other offences against the person

694

1,026

<0.001

564

788

<0.001

124

105

<0.001

90

71

<0.001

(15.0%)

(5.1%)

(12.2%)

(3.9%)

(5.6%)

(1.3%)

(4.1%)

(0.9%)

Robbery, extortion and related offences

1,074

1,631

<0.001

897

1,375

<0.001

286

246

<0.001

228

202

<0.001

(23.3%)

(8.1%)

(19.4%)

(6.8%)

(12.9%)

(3.1%)

(10.3%)

(2.5%)

Unlawful entry/burglary, break and enter

2,597

5,694

<0.001

2,383

5,029

<0.001

685

988

<0.001

580

802

<0.001

(56.3%)

(28.2%)

(51.6%)

(24.9%)

(30.9%)

(12.4%)

(26.2%)

(10.1%)

Theft and related offences

3,928

13,209

<0.001

3,793

12,615

<0.001

1,862

5,138

<0.001

1,826

4,914

<0.001

(85.1%)

(65.5%)

(82.2%)

(62.5%)

(84.1%)

(64.6%)

(82.4%)

(61.8%)

Fraud, deception and related offences

1,529

5,564

<0.001

1,435

5,236

<0.001

837

2,174

<0.001

804

2,063

<0.001

(33.1%)

(27.6%)

(31.1%)

(25.9%)

(37.8%)

(27.3%)

(36.3%)

(26.0%)

Illicit drug offences

3,231

12,382

<0.001

3,159

12,066

<0.001

1,319

3,827

<0.001

1,282

3,688

<0.001

(70.0%)

(61.4%)

(68.5%)

(59.8%)

(59.5%)

(48.1%)

(57.9%)

(46.4%)

Prohibited, regulated weapons offences

894

2,683

<0.001

779

2,328

<0.001

178

361

<0.001

153

292

<0.001

(19.4%)

(13.3%)

(16.9%)

(11.5%)

(8.0%)

(4.5%)

(6.9%)

(3.7%)

Property damage, environmental pollution

2,820

5,853

<0.001

2,626

5,215

<0.001

811

1,168

<0.001

743

1,018

<0.001

(61.1%)

(29.0%)

(56.9%)

(25.8%)

(36.6%)

(14.7%)

(33.5%)

(12.8%)

Public order offences

3,601

9,764

<0.001

3,462

9,085

<0.001

1,424

2,696

<0.001

1,370

2,515

<0.001

(78.0%)

(48.3%)

(75.0%)

(45.0%)

(64.3%)

(33.9%)

(61.9%)

(31.6%)

Traffic and vehicle regulatory offences

3,316

12,505

<0.001

3,284

12,314

<0.001

1,233

3,844

<0.001

1,214

3,778

<0.001

(71.9%)

(62.0%)

(71.2%)

(61.0%)

(55.7%)

(48.3%)

(54.8%)

(47.5%)

Offences against justice procedures

3,706

10,073

<0.001

3,559

9,398

<0.001

1,547

3,004

<0.001

1,471

2,738

<0.001

(80.3%)

(49.9%)

(77.1%)

(46.6%)

(69.8%)

(37.8%)

(66.4%)

(34.4%)

Miscellaneous offences

758

2,714

<0.001

675

2,367

<0.001

428

936

<0.001

380

819

<0.001

(16.4%)

(13.4%)

(14.6%)

(11.7%)

(19.3%)

(11.8%)

(17.2%)

(10.3%)

Any property offence

3,894

12,754

<0.001

3,789

12,236

<0.001

1,821

4,990

<0.001

1,781

4,803

<0.001

(84.4%)

(63.2%)

(82.1%)

(60.6%)

(82.2%)

(62.7%)

(80.4%)

(60.4%)

Any violent offence

3,773

10,137

<0.001

3,539

8,856

<0.001

1,434

2,440

<0.001

1,330

2,113

<0.001

(81.8%)

(50.2%)

(76.7%)

(43.9%)

(64.7%)

(30.7%)

(60.0%)

(26.6%)

Total

33,773

98,446

--

31,737

91,287

--

12,513

28,049

--

11,784

26,042

--

  1. *p-values calculated using Chi-square tests for a 2 × 2 table for each crime type – number of Indigenous and non-Indigenous offenders charged/proven vs not charged/proven.